It's me again. Yes, William and Robert are roots of my
Tree. I must add that Bryan's reply was so informative. He has
my thanks and gratitude.
Vaughan.
p.s. I think I may have previously asked how much the Pilots earned
per year. Can you confirm that it was about 70 Pounds.
On Mar 29, 2011, at 3:33 AM, UKGenealogy [Pauline] wrote:
Hi Vaughan
Were your pilots, named in 1829 Pembrey as
William Lewis, Robert Lewis, James Lewis, William Williams, Thomas
Christopher and Thomas Howell......
Looking through this book, it does not state how they knew the ship
was
approaching!!
Pauline
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> Hi.
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> Some of my Pembrey ancestors ( of the 19 th. century) were
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> How were they made aware that a sailing ship in the Bristol
> channel was approaching
> and thus needed a pilot to bring them into port.
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> Vaughan.
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